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Located at North South Lake in the Catskill Mountains of New York, this easy to moderate difficulty trail has numerous vistas that offer spectacular views of the Catskill Mountains and North South Lake to the west and the Hudson River, Albany, and a number of New England states to the east and north.
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Located in Hickory Run State Park in Carbon County in eastern Pennsylvania, Hawk Falls Trail is an easy out and back nature trail that has connecting trails for more challenging and longer hikes throughout the park. It has scenic lookouts, streams, and a tranquil spot to view the falls.
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Located near the towns of North Conway and Bartlett New Hampshire is the widely popular and historic series of small waterfalls known as Diana's Baths. Once the site of a sawmill that operated for a century run by the Lucy family and sold in 1973 to the US Forest Service and is now a protected historic site within the White Mountains National Forest.
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Located in Ulster County New York within the Mohonk Preserve is a spectacular and challenging loop hike that features a very challenging rock scramble that will scale the side Bonticou Crag Mountain and offers views of the Catskill Mountains, the surrounding Shawangunk Mountains and Mohonk Preserve, and much of the Hudson Valley.
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Located within The White Mountains National Forest, The Franconia Ridge Loop is a widely popular hike that draws hikers from around the globe. The Franconia Ridge is accessible via a number of well marked and well maintained trails. Much of the ridge is located above the treeline in the alpine zone where there is fragile plant life. This loop route will pass over 2 high peaks above 5,000ft, Mount Lafayette and Mount Lincoln, as well as Little Haystack Mountain at 4,760ft.
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Located in Greene County New York in the Catskill Mountains, Kaaterskill Falls is a double tier and one of the tallest waterfalls in the northeastern United States. The upper and lower sections of the falls have a combined height of 260ft. There are a number of trails that give access to the lower falls as well as a viewing platform and ledges.
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Located in Greene County New York in the Catskill Mountains, Twin Mountain is a pair of summits that make up one mountain. About one half mile apart and slightly northwest/southeast of each other, the southern summit sits at around 3,560ft while the northern summit is around 3,645ft. This guide focuses on the climb to South Twin Mountain via the Jimmy Dolan Notch Trail(Blue Markers) which has spectacular views of the Catskill Mountains.
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Located in Ulster County in New York State is one of the most popular scenic hiking trails in The Catskills. Best to arrive early, very early, as this small parking lot can fill before 6am on weekends during hiking seasons. Just over 2 hours north of New York City, Giant Ledge is accessed along the trail to the summit of Panther Mountain . A mild trail to the ledges at just over 1.5 miles, hikers can elevate the challenge and continue on another 1.6 miles to the summit of Panther Mountain for similar views from roughly 600ft higher. This incredibly popular trail has one of the smallest lots for any trail in The Catskills. Parking is located on Oliverea Road in Phoenicia, New York.
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Located in Ulster County in New York State is Wittenberg Mountain. This mountain summit is accessible via a number of rustic trail heads and trail systems. Encompassed within the Slide Mountain Wilderness it is an accessible day hike from various large cities including New York City. A very popular hike it is common to find numerous hikers enjoying the unobstructed views of the summit.
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Located in Greene County New York in the Catskills, West Kill Mountain can be climbed as a moderately difficult day hike or when backpacking the entirety of the challenging Devil's Path of which it is a part of. As a single day hike the total mileage is around 6 miles when hiking from the common starting point on Spruceton Road. There is a lot of character to this hike as the trail will change from a mild walk along a stream and waterfall to a grueling ascent to the summit. The hiker parking lots are small for this one so arrive early to assure a space.